Brussels, January 30, 2023 Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to follow up on our December 20 letter, where we raised concerns about proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s DROI Subcommittee and to stop all urgency resolutions …

Brussels, December 20, 2022, Dear President Metsola, Dear Presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament, We are writing to express our greatest concerns over recent debates and proposals to freeze all activities of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Subcommittee (DROI) and to stop all urgency resolutions, in reaction …

Joint contribution by the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN)’s Working Group on Funding for Human Rights and Democracy, December 2020.

HRDN Recommendations for the revision of EU guidelines on human rights dialogues with third countries-Dec 2020

The undersigned CSO networks call on EU leaders to reverse cuts to EU budget funds for partner countries and reinforce solidarity with crisis-affected people. Ahead of the next round of negotiations between the institutions on the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), 8 networks, civil society organisations and NGOs are calling …

HRDN letter to European Parliament on increasing the resources of the thematic pillar in the NDICI (16.09.2020) The Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) is writing to you today to call upon you, during the ongoing negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), to reject the cuts made by the …

Letter to European Council 19 June 2020

Submission to the European Commission in the framework of the stakeholder consultation for the Rule of Law Report HRDN Working Group on EU Internal Human Rights Policy 4 May 2020 In the framework of the stakeholder consultation, we, the Human Rights and Democracy Network’s working group engaged on EU internal …

 May 2020 On 25 March 2020, the European Commission and the High Representative published the new EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024, which has been submitted to the Council for consideration and adoption. The HRDN welcomes the renewed attention and stated commitment by the European Union …

Human rights provide us with a sophisticated tool to guide responses during crises and social upheaval. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), adopted in 1948, was itself a response to half a century of turmoil: two world wars, a pandemic and economic depression. It drew on previous charters and …